Issues

October 25, 2017

Education Week, Vol. 37, Issue 10
Eli Broad speaks at a ceremony announcing the 2013 Broad Prize for Urban Education in Washington, D.C.
Eli Broad speaks at a ceremony announcing the 2013 Broad Prize for Urban Education in Washington, D.C.
Diane Bondareff/Invision for The Broad Foundation/AP-File
Education Funding As Eli Broad Steps Down, Will His Influence on K-12 Education Last?
The philanthropist unapologetically pushed for more charters and shaped hundreds of district leaders amid a wave of billionaire entrepreneurs who sought to overhaul public education.
Arianna Prothero & Francisco Vara-Orta, October 13, 2017
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10 min read
Jill Vialet
Jill Vialet
Teaching Profession Q&A The 'Elephant in the Classroom': Q&A on Substitute Teaching
Jill Vialet developed an innovative nonprofit aimed at transforming the way schoolchildren across the country experience recess. Now she’s begun a new organization to help schools be more strategic about hiring, training, and deploying substitute teachers.
Liana Loewus, October 13, 2017
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7 min read
Teacher Preparation Yet Another Group Sets Out to Accredit Teacher-Prep Programs
The emergence of the Association for Advancing Quality in Educator Preparation reflects an ongoing debate over how to tell if an education school is producing effective teachers.
Liana Loewus & Stephen Sawchuk, October 12, 2017
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6 min read
Isabel Rodriguez Santos, right, a marketing and business administration teacher at Dr. Maria Cadilla High School in Arecibo, Puerto Rico, stands with her daughter, Valeria Ramis de Ayreflor, age 14. Rodriguez Santos hopes that her school can re-open later this month once running water is re-established.
Isabel Rodriguez Santos, right, a marketing and business administration teacher at Dr. Maria Cadilla High School in Arecibo, Puerto Rico, stands with her daughter, Valeria Ramis de Ayreflor, age 14. Rodriguez Santos hopes that her school can re-open later this month once running water is re-established.
Swikar Patel/Education Week
School Climate & Safety 'This Is My Island. My Students Need Me.'
Teachers in the coastal city of Arecibo, Puerto Rico, have been cleaning up their high school in hopes of welcoming back students later this month.
Andrew Ujifusa, October 9, 2017
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2 min read
Norberto Collazo maneuvers his horse on a highway near a washed-out bridge in Utuado, Puerto Rico.
Norberto Collazo maneuvers his horse on a highway near a washed-out bridge in Utuado, Puerto Rico.
Swikar Patel/Education Week
School & District Management Puerto Rican Schools Offer Lifeline in Devastated Communities
Though still closed to students, schools in many storm-ravaged parts of Puerto Rico serve as key staging areas for relief efforts, including food preparation and shelter.
Andrew Ujifusa, October 9, 2017
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2 min read
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